Mildly Elevated Bilirubin Levels are Associated with Increased Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signal Intensity in the Basal Ganglia of Preterm Neonates.

Objective: This study aimed to test whether mildly elevated bilirubin levels in preterm infants are associated with increased signal intensity (SI) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the basal ganglia (BG).

Study Design: MRI was performed at term equivalent age in 55 postpreterm infants using a neonatal MRI 1-T scanner. SI of the BG was correlated with mild hyperbilirubinemia.

Frequency of Leaving the House and Mortality from Age 70 to 95.

Objectives: To determine the association between frequency of leaving the house and mortality.

Design: Prospective follow-up of an age-homogenous, representative, community-dwelling birth cohort (born 1920-21) from the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study (1990-2015).

Setting: Home.

Hypertension and Its Treatment at Age 90 Years: Is There an Association with 5-Year Mortality?

Objective: To determine the association between hypertension at age 90 years, treatment, and 5-year mortality.

Design: A prospective observational study of a representative community-dwelling birth cohort (born 1920-1921) by the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study (1990-2015).

Setting: Home-assessment.

Handgrip Strength in Old and Very Old Adults: Mood, Cognition, Function, and Mortality.

Objectives: To determine the trajectory of handgrip strength (HGS) from age 70 to 90 and its association with mood, cognition, functional status, and mortality.

Design: Prospective follow-up of an age-homogenous representative community-dwelling cohort (born 1920-21) in the Jerusalem Longitudinal Cohort Study (1990-2015).

Setting: Home-based assessment.

Prevalence of orthostatic hypertension in the very elderly and its relationship to all-cause mortality.

Objective: To investigate the association with mortality of orthostatic hypertension (OHYPER) amongst the oldest old.

Methods: Two waves of community-dwelling residents born in 1920-1921 were examined at age of 85 (n = 1004) and 90 (n = 437). OHYPER, orthostatic hypotension (OHYPO), or orthostatic normotension (ONORMO) were so classified when difference of standing-sitting SBP either increased or decreased by at least 20 mmHg or not.